Pakistan: Two Parliamentarians receive death threats after criticizing a Supreme Court decision

Event
Country
  • Pakistan
Initial Date
Apr 18, 2012
Final Date
May 12, 2012
Event Description

On18April 2012, Khursheed Khokhar and Pitamber Sewani two parliamentarians in Pakistan received death threats for defending the rights of the minority Hindu population. The Sindh Chief Minister ordered additional security to be deployed at the residences of the MPAs besides providing them proper police escort for their security.

Impact of Event
2
Violation
  • Intimidation and Threats
Rights Concerned
  • Minority Rights
Source

UN OHCHR

Monitoring Status
Not active
Event Location

Latitude: 30.37532

Longitude: 69.34512

Event Location
Summary for Publications

18/04/2012 - Khursheed Khokhar and Pitamber Sewani - two parliamentarians in Pakistan received death threats after they stood up for minority rights publicly.